Do you do lifesavers?

[mrchips]

Just wondering as a lot of people here seem to. I personally only do them on motorways or dual carraigeways when changing lane.
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[Groove]

No where near as often as i was taught. Mainly changing lanes, pulling out from parked position and when ever i feel i need to do one.
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[romperstomper...]

yes ,I don't want to die !
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[Phoenix]

I'd guess you won't get many "No's" as they're all probably dead.

[Delvard]

Always.
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[White Noise]

99% of the time i am going to move more than a foot to the left or right
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[Andy C]

left and right in lanes and on busy right turns, if i know what around then not always need to
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[McGee]

My mirrors show nothing but my shoulders. So life savers a must
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[LUXY DJ]

yeah most of the time but as said above not as many as you do on the test,etc
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[Ragdoll]

Not as much as I should...I tend to rely on my mirrors too much - comes from many years of driving I think
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[Liono]

Yes, although I seem to have kind of merged a mirror check and lifesaver into one now. My mirrors show my elbows off nicely but not a great deal else if I'm tucked in a bit, so I tend to move my head out a bit to check my mirror then keep going and do the lifesaver at he same time. Not sure if this is a good thing though.

[yambabe]

Yup, probably more than I need to.

I was taught to just do that brief check whenever I am changing direction, so that's what I do.

It's saved me at least once, when I went to move to the inside lane on the M53 just after passing a junction only to find that the car that had just come on at the junction couldn't be bothered going round me or waiting for me to make my move (I was indicating) and was in the process of undertaking me.
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[dodsi]

yes

[The Old Geeza]

I try to do them all the time.

But, I'f I'm on a slip road onto a dual carriageway or motorway, I usually stand on the foot pegs too and have a good look behind me, since I have a limited view in my mirrors and restricted head movement.

I'm not an owl, after all



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[G]

I often do them even when I'm 100% sure I don't need to. Though am sometimes not as good when I'm concentrating on what's ahead more, but then usually going fast enough that I've seen what's next to me as it was infront of me a short time ago .

[Fire_Eyes]

If I'm at a red light and I'm pulling away hard I don't use them, but other than I do. Especially on motorways. Sometimes when you start riding hard on small roads and go to motorways you forget that the average speed people are goiong at is higher.
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[BenBray]

When coming off a roundabout, changing lanes, overtaking, moving around things.

If in doubt I throw them in. I never bothered with them until I almost went into the side of a speeding merc when changing lanes
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[The Old Geeza]

[P]

Have forgot them a few times. Then immediately on turning cursed myself for not doing one.

I also look over my shoulder in the car when changing lanes or road position. Never trust what you see in your mirrors.

[Ranger05]

Dont do them all the time, mainly just use them when changing lane, pulling away from lights and junctions.

Usually moving too quickly for ppl to come up on me unnoticed.
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[vfr800]

Why do you think its called a lfesaver!
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[DEN MONKEY]

Hell yes, all the time.
I figure the cagers aint doin em so I sure as shit need to.
I tend to do it just a often in a car too though.
A 1 second head check can save a life time of pain. Well worth it in my book.

[kath600]

yes!!!

maybe not as much as i was taught to, my mirrors are really good on the cbr

always turning right, slip roads and changing lanes though for definate
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